Know The Time When To Change Ostomy Bag
Let's get right to it. When to change an ostomy bag is a very important question. You are very new to having an ostomy. You know very little about this whole thing.
You will be looking at this question from probably one of these two points. Either you had the surgery to receive a stoma as an almost emergency situation or this was a long term planned out an option to treat an ailment that you had been living with for an extended period of time.
My Ostomy Came In Treatment For Cancer
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When To Change an Ostomy Bag Depends On Many Things
So life is every day. It is still every day when you have an ostomy. You now have to remember when to change your ostomy bag.
When I change my ostomy bag and when you do will depend on a number of variables. There are a few things that have changed for you
What I have found over my 4 plus years is that it even varies for me and the routine schedule I have set up for myself. Here is what I am talking about.
My Views-When to Change An Ostomy Bag
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Time For an Attitude Check Up
Hello and thanks for stepping into my world for a couple of minutes.
My desire is to be able to help lift someone out of their despair, or anger, or whatever else you may be feeling about your ostomy.
Or on the positive side you could be very upbeat and excited about your continued trip that you are living now. From my experience my cancer and my ostomy were looked at as interruptions in what my plans were for my life.
What I still didn't get was that, maybe I didn't have any control over what I wanted, but that I needed to adjust and be grateful for Continue Reading

Take the Steps Today to Prepare an Ostomy Emergency Travel Kit
Now that you have an ostomy, you must be prepared for all of the emergencies that come with it. I was told that I should carry a bag or case with extra ostomy supplies in it.
I needed to have it with me at all times. It consists of the appliances(wafers & ostomy bags), the cleaning wipes, the Hefty baggies, a disposable waste bag, and some air freshener.
These are the items that I keep in my bag in my car.
The ostomy appliances, the ostomy foldable bag, plus the appliance wafer will both end up having problems Continue Reading

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